Enhancing Public Administration
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - Fourteen senior government officers from various ministries are participating in the Development Programme for Government Middle Management Officers officially launched yesterday.

Dato Paduka Dr. Haji Ismail Bin Haji Duraman, Universiti Brunei Darussalam Vice Chancellor, said changes in this year's programme came from feedbacks in the past year.

These include more forum sessions on the subject of integrity in public services, issues on good governance and a study visit to an Asean country.

Jointly organised by the Public Service Department, Prime Minister's Office and the Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies, UBD, the full time programme of eight weeks consists of three major inter-related courses namely Public Administration and Management (PAM), Development and Project Management (DPM) and Effective Public Managerial Skills (EMS).

Speaking on public services,' Dato Paduka Dr. Haji Ismail Bin Haji Duraman stressed that Brunei Darussalam needs public services that are good and efficient, especially in the era of development.

One of the fundamental components that play an important role in providing efficient public services is the Middle Management Officers, he said.

Middle Management Officers not only look after the task done by their subordinates but also have the responsibility to, collect input and feedback from the lower level and report them to the superior in order to make improvements that would justify the increased budget expenditure, he said.

On the need to improve the knowledge of Middle Management Officers, the UBD Vice Chancellor felt it is relevant to continue organising the Development Programme for Government Middle Management Officers in the hope of raising the awareness and effectiveness of officers in handling dynamic situations.

He hoped participants would take the opportunity to increase their knowledge and then pass it on to other officers within their organisations.

Awang Haji Mohammad Taib Bin DH Haji Abd Wahab, the Acting Deputy Director General of Public Service, said two police senior officers are among the 14 participants in the programme.

He said they would be going on a fiveday study trip to one of the Asean countries to expose them to the context and background in the public sector's administration. The theme for the visit is "Integrity in Public Services".

The programme aims to impart up-to-date knowledge about contemporary approaches and practices in public administration to enhance their understanding about the management and organisational environments and to teach relevant skills to enhance the understanding of public sector problems and issues and to increase competencies to implement more efficiently and effectively the public sector programmes and projects. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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